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Takaichi: Japan-US discuss soldier conduct
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takayoshi announced the start of high-level consultations between Japan and the United States to tighten conduct regulations for American soldiers outside of duty hours. This comes in the wake of an incident where a Japanese woman was killed by a U.S. Marine in Okinawa. The meetings are part of the Japanese government's efforts to address the recurrence of similar incidents, with Takayoshi emphasizing that the government will make efforts to implement effective preventive measures. This followed the discovery of a Japanese woman’s death in Naha, and the arrest of a U.S. Navy personnel stationed at Naval Facility Futenma, who denies the charges. The incident has sparked calls for a fundamental review of the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) between the United States and Japan, which grants Washington broad rights regarding the trial of its service members. This, in turn, reflects Japanese efforts to ensure greater accountability of the U.S. occupation forces.
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